Story of a Cloistered Nun
1973 Italian film
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- November 9, 1973 (Italy)
- March 29, 1974 (West Germany)
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West Germany
Story of a Cloistered Nun (Italian: Storia di una monaca di clausura, released as Unholy Convent and Diary of a Cloistered Nun) is a 1973 nunsploitation film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Eleonora Giorgi, Catherine Spaak, Suzy Kendall, Martine Brochard, Tino Carraro, and Umberto Orsini.[1][2] The film claims to be inspired by real events that occurred in the 16th-century at the Certosa di San Giacomo.
Plot
Refusing an arranged marriage, young aristocrat Carmela Simoni is sent to a convent. Her arrival intensifies the power struggle between the debauched nun Elisabeth, and the stern but evil Mother Superior, as both are smitten by Carmela's beauty.
Cast
- Eleonora Giorgi as Carmela Simoni / Sister Agnes
- Catherine Spaak as Sister Elisabeth
- Suzy Kendall as Mother Superior
- Umberto Orsini as Don Diego
- Martine Brochard as Sister Lucia
- Tino Carraro as Marchese Antonio Simoni
- Caterina Boratto as Marchesa Simoni
- Ann Odessa as Sister Chiara
- Antonio Falsi as Giuliano
- Konrad Georg as Father Confessor
- Barbara Herrera as Sister Filomena
- Giuliana Calandra as Sister Rita
- Clara Colosimo as Sister Anziana
- Rina Franchetti as Sister Tomasina
- Isabelle Marchall as Sister Ladra
- Paola Senatore as Michaela
- Eleonora Morana as the peasant
Joan Collins was originally cast as the Mother Superior, but was replaced by Suzy Kendall before filming started.
References
External links
- Story of a Cloistered Nun at IMDb
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